Innovative yard solution devised to solve the problem that the yard would be on the wrong side - post separation

The entire project was completed in less than two years in August 2015

Project cost: $38.8M

Partially funded thru a TIGER Grant award ($10M)

Regional Rail Line/Segment

Implementation Date

SEPTA Territory

Warminster

April 18, 2016

Fox Chase

May 23, 2016

Lansdale/Doylestown

June 13, 2016

Chestnut Hill East

July 25, 2016

Manayunk/Norristown

August 15, 2016

Chestnut Hill West

August 22, 2016

Media/Elwyn

September 26, 2016

Airport

October 10, 2016

West Trenton

October 24, 2016

Cynwyd

November 21, 2016

Glenside/Fern Rock

December 12, 2016

Fern Rock/30th Street

January 9, 2017

FRA authorization was granted to SEPTA in April 2016 to provisionally operate ACSES II in revenue service

Amtrak Territory

Paoli/Thorndale Line

May 1, 2017

Trenton

May 1, 2017

Wilmington/Newark

May 1, 2017

May 1, 2017 marked a major milestone achievement to have Positive Train Control in operation across our Regional Rail service. On this date, SEPTA began PTC operations (ACSES II) on the Paoli/Thorndale, Trenton, and Wilmington/Newark Regional Rail Lines.

The final major focus to completing PTC is establishing interoperability with the freight lines - CSX and Conril/Norfolk Southern - operating along portions of SEPTA territory. Working with our freight partners:

Working with our freight partners:

TESTING COMPLETED 2018

All testing for freight line interoperability with Norfolk Southern, Conrail and CSX successfully completed

Norfolk Southern Testing successfully completed on the Airport Line track one day ahead of schedule (11.01.18)

Additional testing took place using Manayunk/Norristown Line track to complete Interoperability by the December 2018 deadline